Mai Martinez

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mai Martinez
Born (1973-12-16) December 16, 1973 (age 48)
San Francisco, California
EducationJacksonville State University
OccupationNews Anchor, Reporter
Years active2003-present
EmployerWOXR K-98
WDSI-TV
WBRC-TV
WBBM-TV

Mai Martinez (born December 16, 1973) is an American television news anchor and reporter.

Early life and education[]

A native of San Francisco, Martinez earned a bachelor's degree in 1997 from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama.[1][2] She is of half Cuban and half Vietnamese descent.[1][3]

Professional career[]

Martinez began her broadcasting career as a video editor at WBRC-TV in Birmingham, Alabama, where she worked from 1997 until 2003. In 2000, she co-hosted a morning radio show on in Oxford, Alabama.[1] In 2003, Martinez became a photographer, general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor at WDSI-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She then rejoined WBRC-TV in April 2004 as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor. While there, Martinez developed a higher level of national visibility when she spent eight weeks in Aruba covering the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.[1] In May 2006, Martinez was hired by WBBM-TV in Chicago as a general assignment reporter. On September 20, 2007, she was promoted to be a weekend news anchor at the station. Martinez was laid off on May 27, 2020.[4]

Personal[]

She is single and lives in the Uptown neighborhood on Chicago's North Side.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Mia Martinez bio". CBS. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Fox 61 Reporter Grabbed By Car Thief As She Does Interview - 01/01/2004". Chattanoogan.com. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  3. ^ "Politically Correct - Feeling Heat From Hispanic Activists, Channel 2 Promotes Weekend Anchor". Chicago Sun-Times. September 21, 2007.
  4. ^ "Mass layoffs at CBS 2 hit Pam Zekman, other 'valued members of our team'". robertfeder.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. ^ "Pitcher adds another home". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2013-12-14.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""